Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison threw his support in for district two school board candidate John Tedesco Thursday.

Garner Mayor Ronnie Williams also endorsed Tedesco.

You would almost think Tedesco was actually running against someone.

"You have to come out one more time, if you want your voice to be heard," he told voters.

There are still two names on the ballot for the Nov. 3 runoff election, but since competitor Cathy Truitt withdrew from the race and endorsed Tedesco he is basically running unopposed.

However, should Tedesco lose to Truitt, "The current school board would have an opportunity to appoint who they would to that seat," Tedesco said.

Harrison said that is not fair to the residents of the southern part of Wake county.

"I do live in district 2," Harrison said. "they should make the decision who represents them and not the school board."

At the heart of the matter is Wake County's controversial school reassignment policy.

If the school board picks a replacement, that person will likely keep the current bussing policy.

If Tedesco wins, the policy will likely go away to the delight of some voters.

"The children have to travel a long ways and people are not driving safely out here," Fuquay Resident Patricia Glass said.

Tedesco said one of the ways to keep diversity in schools is through the magnet program, adding that many communities in Wake County are already very diverse.

However, members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People fear removing the policy will lead to segregated schools.

The group has planned a rally and march for Friday evening in Moore Square with the hopes of getting those in support of the diversity policy to vote.

"We're not going anywhere," Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II, President of the NC NAACP, said. "We're not going to allow anyone to just willy-nilly take us back to a time we've already moved past."